Professional Baking

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Author: Wayne Gisslen

ISBN-10: 0471783498

ISBN-13: 9780471783497

Category: Baking - General & Miscellaneous

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The new edition of the classic baking textWayne Gisslen's Professional Baking, long the standard for bakers learning their craft, illuminates the art and science of baking with unmatched comprehensiveness and clarity. Packed with close to 900 recipes, this Fifth Edition continues to cover the basics of bread and cake making while also presenting higher-level techniques such as pastry, chocolate, and sugar work. Balancing theory and practice, Professional Baking gives students both the understanding and fundamental skills they need to progress and develop in a successful baking career.This Fifth Edition includes:New recipes and dozens more revised and improvedMore than 150 new photographsA new recipe management software program, Wiley CulinarE-Companion, that features user-friendly navigation, flexibility, and robust contentMore detailed information on controlling gluten development, the baking process, and basic yeast dough techniquesA new chapter on baking for special diets, including low-fat, low-sugar, gluten-free, and dairy-free dietsNew sidebars explaining the history and cultural background of various bakery products, as well as details concerning specialty equipment, ingredients, nutrition, and other topics of interestRevised and enlarged chapter on ingredients, including more detailed information on all catego-ries of ingredients Wall Street Journal An encyclopedic and clear handbook of things to do with your oven, from challis to specialty meringues and mocha roll: even some unbaked desserts are tucked in at the end in this textbook for sweet tooths.

Basic Principles.Ingredients.Understanding Yeast Doughs.Lean Yeast Doughs.Rich Yeast Doughs.Quick Breads.Doughnuts, Fritters, Pancakes, and Waffles.Basic Syrups, Creams, and Sauces.Pies.Pastry Basics.Tarts and Special Pastries.Cake Mixing and Baking.Assembling and Decorating Cakes.Specialty Cakes, Gateaux, and Torten.Cookies.Custards, Puddings, Mousses, and Souffles.Frozen Desserts.Fruit Desserts.Dessert Presentation.Chocolate.Decorative Work: Marzipan, Nougatine, and Pastillage.Decorative Work: Sugar Techniques.Appendices.Glossary.Bibliography.Indexes.